A big event happened recently in Nanshan Village, Tieling, Liaodong.
Li Damao didn't know that there was something wrong with his nerve, so he rented an iron lump for five taels of silver, saying that it could plow the land.
Five taels of silver, for people who migrated to Liaodong, this is a huge amount. For this reason, Li Damao also sold the grain harvested by his family last year for 77888888, and even sold the food in his family.
All the mountain goods and the like were sold out, so I only managed to collect five taels of silver.
Because of this incident, Li Damao's wife had a fierce quarrel with Li Damao, crying and shouting, and the entire Nanshan Village knew about it.
Everyone wants to know what the iron knot that Li Damao rented for five taels of silver looks like, and how he can actually make more money. You must know that for five taels of silver, he can hire several Koreans to work for him for a month, what the hell?
We can fix everything for you.
This is also the reason why Li Damao and his wife want to quarrel with him. After immigrating to Liaodong, Li Damao started to have troubles just a few days after the good times.
The food that you worked so hard to cultivate last year is just gone?
Thinking of this, Li Damao's daughter-in-law couldn't help but burst into tears and dragged the wives of the neighbors to complain.
"What sin have I committed? By marrying him, Li Damao, I have never had a good life. That is to say, I can only have enough to eat after immigrating to Liaodong."
"But it's only been a few days. Look, our granary is empty. Li Damao has sold out all the food. How can we live like this?"
"I might as well just die!"
Li Damao's mother-in-law was crying while looking for life. She couldn't help but cry when she thought that all the grain she had worked so hard to grow was suddenly sold by Li Damao.
"Alas~"
"Maybe I was deceived."
"I heard from my Dazhu that this steam cultivator is really powerful, and it is amazing at cultivating the land. Your Dazhu has always been a thoughtful and decisive person. He will definitely do it right."
"But with five taels of silver a month, how expensive is the machine?"
"I heard that it costs more than a hundred taels to buy it. Renting it for five taels a month is already very cheap."
"..."
The other people next to her comforted her with their words, but the more comforting they were, the sadder she cried.
On the other side, at the entrance of Nanshan Village, the villagers of Nanshan Village also gathered together to watch the excitement. The steam cultivator will be back soon.
Everyone has heard about the steam cultivator, and it has been rumored to be magical. Some people have gone to Tieling to see the steam cultivator, but more people are waiting curiously.
"Dazhu, can this steam cultivator really cultivate the land?"
"Nonsense, if you don't know how to cultivate land, why would Li Damao spend five taels of silver to rent it?"
"Fifty taels of silver, Li Damao has spent all his worth on it."
"Isn't that right? Five taels of silver. Give me these five taels of silver, and I can cultivate all his land."
"Most likely I was deceived."
The villagers also kept discussing with each other.
"Woo~"
At this moment, along with a whining sound, black smoke rose in the distance, and a big guy drove slowly towards Nanshan Village on the road.
"Here it comes, here it comes, the steam cultivator is here, and it can actually move."
I don't know who yelled, and all the villagers in Nanshan Village who were discussing stopped immediately and hurriedly walked outside.
Especially Li Damao's wife, after hearing this, she was so excited that she rushed out in a hurry. She really wanted to see what kind of machine it cost Li Damao five taels of silver a month to rent.
"Haha, I'm back~"
Li Damao drove the steam engine and kept walking towards Nanshan Village. The steam engine was not fast, and he needed to constantly add firewood to it. He was dragging a trailer behind it. Inside the trailer was a plow for cultivating the land, and there were also a few hitchhikers.
Villagers of Nanshan Village.
"You still know how to come back~"
"You prodigal, five taels of silver, all the money we worked hard for last year was thrown into the water like this. What's the use of renting something like this for five taels of silver?"
Li Damao's daughter-in-law was the first to rush forward. She stood in the middle of the road with her hands on her waist and began to curse.
"I haven't been able to live a stable life for a day since I got married to you, a bastard. It's been hard for me to live a good life for a few days. If you torment me like this, you might as well kill me."
When it comes to scolding, I don't care about anything, I can scold you for anything.
"Get out of my way~"
"You are a woman, what do you know?"
Li Damao quickly stopped the advancing steam engine and said sternly to his mother-in-law.
"I don't understand. I only know that these five taels of silver are real gold and silver."
"Can't these five taels of silver be used to buy food or drink?"
"If you want to go to such trouble, you might as well drive over and hit me to death. If I die, I will be gone."
Li Damao's mother-in-law refused to give up and made up her mind to embarrass Li Damao severely today, otherwise she would cause trouble in the future.
"Pull her away, you know nothing. You will know later whether the five taels of silver were worth it."
Li Damao was originally in a good mood, but when his mother-in-law made such a fuss, he immediately became extremely unhappy. This mother-in-law didn't understand anything and only knew how to cause trouble.
"Okay, I would like to see how your machine plows the land. If it can't plow the land, I will smash the machine today and smash it to pieces."
Li Damao's wife said harshly.
"You go ahead and smash it. This machine costs more than one hundred taels of silver. Go ahead and smash it. We won't be able to pay it back for the rest of our lives."
Li Damao said directly and simply.
Hearing what Li Damao said, his mother-in-law quickly put down the stone in her hand. If she was compensated with a hundred taels of silver, she would really quit. After the five taels of silver were gone, it was still a small matter. She could still work hard for some time.
If you earn back more than one hundred taels of silver, it will really take you a lifetime to pay it off.
Li Damao looked at her, then continued to start the machine and went to his field. Then with the help of several villagers, he assembled the plow behind the steam engine.
"Woo~"
Soon, with the sound of a whistle, Li Damao began to drive the steam engine and began to walk in the field. The steam engine moved in front, and the plow behind began to plow the ground. The thick soil was turned out, and the speed was quite good. It was just
In a short time, the steam engine reached the end of Li Damao's field.
"this?"
The villagers in Nanshan Village looked straight.
“You can really farm the land!”
Someone opened his mouth wide and said.
"Of course you can cultivate the land. Don't even look at what kind of machine this is. This is a machine produced by the Jingcheng Machinery Factory. There are only five of them in the entire Tieling."
Ding Dazhu nodded solemnly and said.
Many villagers followed the machine around the fields and inspected the plowed soil.
"Tsk, tsk, this machine is amazing, the plowed soil is very deep."
"Look at all these bugs that have been plowed out. If we use a hoe, we can't dig them out."
"And at this speed, you can see how far you have traveled in just a blink of an eye. After walking back and forth a few times, you can plow this acre of land."
"No, this speed is really too fast."
"It seems that all the fields of Li Damao's family can be cultivated this year. With the grain grown on these hundreds of acres of land, Li Damao can easily earn back his five taels of silver."
The villagers talked a lot.
Li Damao's wife, who was originally angry, couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw the scene in front of her. Then she wiped away her tears, went directly to the ground, looked at the plowed soil, and then
Listening to the discussions of the villagers around me, I suddenly felt less uncomfortable.
If it were possible to replant all these hundreds of acres of land, five taels of silver would be barely worth it.
"Daughter-in-law, you are lucky now. From now on, we will plow the land with hoes every day, and you can sit at home and enjoy the blessings. Even if your family has thousands of acres of land, it is not enough to cultivate it at this speed."
"Yes, yes, look at the speed of plowing. Your land of several hundred acres can be plowed in just one or two days. It doesn't take a month."
"If you don't go and talk to your family, Da Mao, we will dig up a piece of our land later, and our family will give you some food. What do you think?"
"Yes, yes, help me plow the ground at home too. This machine seems to be able to plow the ground like this without using anything. It's amazing!"
Around Li Damao's wife, the other women couldn't help but start to feel envious. At first, they all wanted to watch a good show, but now they are all envious.
Everyone is farming, and we all know that it is difficult to plow the land. If there are no cattle, the only way to plow the land is with hoes. Each of their households owns hundreds of acres of land, but because there are few cattle in Liaodong, everyone can cultivate it.
The fields we have are only a few dozen acres, and we won’t be able to plant any more.
But now with this steam cultivator, it is different. Hundreds of acres of land can be plowed in a day or two. Once the land is plowed, the rest of the land is relatively simple to cultivate. The land in Liaodong is fertile, and wheat harvests are good.
Very.
So everyone hurriedly discussed with Li Damao's wife whether this machine could help plow the ground at their house. Anyway, you rented it for a month, so you have nothing to do for the rest of the time. We are all neighbors.
Yes, help me, no matter what, we just need to give you some food.
After hearing the words of the women around her, Li Damao's daughter-in-law finally showed a smile on her face and stopped crying. She smiled and said to the people around her: "Aunt Zhang, don't worry. I'll talk to Damao later."